Brassiere pocket for bust form



June 30, 1970 FREEDMAN 3,517,671

BRASSIERE POCKET FOR BUST FORM Filed Sept 5. 1968 Tuzyl.

INVENTOR. A 0 77/ F/FfEOMA/V ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,517,671 BRASSIERE POCKET FOR BUST FORM Ruth Freedman, 233 W. 77th St., New York, N.Y. 10024 Filed Sept. 5, 1968, Ser. No. 757,732

Int. c1. A41c 3/10 U.s. Cl. 128-478 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A brassiere having a novel pocket for receiving and securing a removable artificial female bust form.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention This invention relates to female undergarments and, more particularly, to an improved brassiere having a novel pocket structure for receiving and securing a removable artificial female bust form.

Description of the prior art Prior art brassieres adapted to accommodate removable artificial bust forms have required that said forms be inserted into the receiving pocket and pinned in place whereby the pins cause considerable discomfiture to the person wearing the garment. Also, the necessity for mechanically securing the artificial bust form in the brassiere involved the annoying problem of manipulating pins and fasteners or the like, both upon insertion and removal thereof. Such pins or fasteners, if left inadvertently on the garment when the latter was being washed, often caused tears and damage thereto.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a brassiere in which there is incorporated at least one pocket section which removably accommodates an artificial bust form. The fabric on the rear portion of the pocket is shaped and formed in such a manner that an extension thereof is movable into a position in the form of a flap which surrounds the outer end portion of the artificial bust form and secures it in position without the requirement of any additional mechanical fastening means. When it is desired or necessary to remove the bust form, all that is necessary is to flex the fabric flap from the end of the bust form whereby the latter is free for removal from the brassiere pocket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view, some parts being broken away, of a typical brassiere in which one of the breast cups is in the form of a pocket for accommodating the bulgeforming device of the present invention, the latter being shown in dotted outline;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 1, the brassiere pocket containing the bulge-forming device being shown in section and partly broken away, while the pocket flap is also shown in dotted outline when retracted; and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical section view of the fabric covering of the bulge-forming device with a broken away view of the bulge-forming device therein.

3,517,671 Patented June 30, 1970 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings in detail, the artificial female bust form, generally designated 11, is removably enclosed in a pocket 12 of a brassiere, generally designated 13. Connected to pocket 12 is a conically shaped brassiere cup 14 which receives the remaining natural breast of the body in a manner well known in the art. Brassiere 13 is provided with conventional side straps 16 and 17, connected respectively to pocket 12 and cup 14, and with shoulder straps 18 and 19 connected to the other respective parts of the brassiere in the well known manner.

Bust form pocket 12 is constructed in suitable fabric of a front wall 21 which is somewhat conical in shape and which is stitched or sewn at most of its periphery to a relatively fiat rear wall 22 to form a casing for the bust form 11. At the outer lateral portion thereof, said pocket is open for insertion and removal of bust form 11. The outer lateral portion of rear wall 22 extends beyond the side portion of front wall 21 and terminates in a flap 23 which extends around the side end portion of bust form 11 and encloses the latter when said bust form is in position within pocket 12. Flap 23 extends inwardly and lies against the interior surface of wall 21 which retains flap 23 in position when pressure therebetween is induced when side straps 16 and 17 are fastened. When it is desired to remove the bust form after the brassiere is removed from the body, flap 23 is bent outwardly as shown in the dotted outline in FIG. 2 so as to expose the side opening in pocket 12 and to permit removal as well as insertion of bust form 11.

It is understood that while flap 23 is shown as being formed as an extension of rear wall 22, in some embodiments said flap 23 may be for-med as an extension of front wall 21.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments and examples, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variations and modifications can be substituted therefor without departing from the principles and true spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A brassiere having a pair of brassiere cups in which at least one of said cups comprises a front wall of fabric and a rear wall of fabric, said front wall being conical in shape and said rear wall being relatively flat, said front wall and rear wall being secured together along the major portions of their respective peripheries to form a pocket, an opening between said front wall and rear wall at one side thereof to provide for the insertion of a removable artificial bust form, a portion of said rear wall in the area of said opening having an extension formed at an angle to said rear wall and extending obliquely and forwardly of said rear wall, said extension being movable into a position around an end portion of said bust form to secure the latter within said pocket.

2. A brassiere according to claim 1 wherein said extension, when in position around the end portion of said bust form, lies against the interior surface of said front wall.

3. A brassiere having a pair of brassiere cups in which at least one of said cups comprises a front wall of fabric and a rear wall of fabric, said front wall being conical in shape and said rear wall being relatively flat, said front Wall and rear wall being secured together along the major portions of their respective peripheries to form a pocket, an opening between said front Wall and rear wall at one side thereof to provide for the insertion of a removable artificial bust form, a portion of a selected one of said walls in the area of said opening having an extension formed at an angle to said selected wall and extending obliquely from said selected wall, said extension being movable into a position around an end portion of said bust form to secure the latter within said pocket.

4. A brassiere according to claim 3 wherein said extension, when in position around the end portion of said bust form, lies against the interior surface of the other of said walls.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner US. 01. X.,R. 3-36; 128-280 

